#21 Art I Saved This Week

Hello all ❤️

I'm delighted to join you for this week's creative inspiration.

On the channels this week, I featured Taewon Ahn’s contemporary sculptures, inspired by his cat and muse, Hiro. Elena Degenhardt’s ocean-hued pastel paintings and Marius Steiger’s unconventional still lifes. Delights for the eyes.

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Mother Time, 2024. 24x38in | Copyright © Caroline Absher. Image courtesy of the artist and V1 Gallery.

Noontime in July, 2024. Embroidery, upholstery, dyed velvet, wooden frame. 130 x 180 cm | Copyright © Eliška Konečná. Image courtesy of the artist and Polansky Gallery.

Unfuckingtitled (x) 2020. Olive oil, lipstick and cement on paper on stretcher. 29.5 x 23.3 cm / 11.6 x 9.2 in | Copyright © Micheal Dean. Image courtesy of the artist and Herald St Gallery.

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Aplysia, 2024. Acrylic and electroplated polymer on board. 21x19x4 inch | Copyright © Anastasia Komar. Image courtesy of the artist, Management, and Install Shots.

Can I Please Eat In The Computer Room Tonight, 2025. Crochet. | Copyright © Nicole Nikolich. On display at The Delaware Contemporary.

Kiwi, 2025. Acrylic paint. 12x9. | Copyright © Jason Limon

It moves through my veins, 2025. Charcoal on paper. 22x30” | Copyright © Josh Hernandez

Untitled, 2024. Cyanotype on paper weave. 55 x 55 cm | Copyright © Evgenia Efstathiou

Freedom lol, 2024. Acrylic on canvas. 120x100cm | Copyright © Paul Reidmueller. On display at Horizont Galéria. Imagery courtesy of the artist and Dávid Biró.

Then we have grown aerial roots (2) 2024. Hand embroidery on canvas. 15x12x3 cm. | Copyright © Rike Droescher. Image courtesy of the artist, Tom Carter, and Alice Amati.

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See you next Sunday 👋

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